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9.3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mantle | a thin layer of tissue that secrets the shell. |
| foot | The muscular locomotory structure of molluscs |
| radula | a ribbon of small teeth that I used to feed, usually by rasping food from surfaces. |
| chitin | a highly resistant carbohydrate also found in other invertebrates |
| valves | Any of the two shells of bivalves and lamp shells. |
| umbo | the upper hump near the edge of the shell. |
| siphon | The tube-like extension through which water flows in and out of the mantle cavity in bivalves and cephalopods, and in tunicates. |
| byssal thread | a strong muscle that attaches itself to rocks and other surfaces |
| biofouling | the rasping valves lie at the inner end of a tunnel lined with calcium carbonate, and a tiny siphon protrudes from the entrance at the other end. shipworms are an example. |
| ink sac | A gland found in some cephalopods that secretes a dark fluid used to discourage predators. |
| pen | The reduced, thin shell of squids. |
| crystalline style | An enzyme-releasing rod in the stomach. |
| open circulatory system | A system where the blood or circulatory fluid is not contained in vessels and can flow into the body cavity. |
| ganglion | clusters of nerve cells located in different parts of the body. |
| spermatophore | elongated packets of sperm. |
| veliger | a planktonic larva that is a tiny shell |